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Women on top: Female hedge fund bosses out-perform their male counterparts
Daily Mail – Women in the hedge fund industry have given strength to the theory that the world of finance would be more efficient if females were in control. According to new figures from Hedge Fund Research, funds run by […]
More arrests possible in hedge fund case
Boston.com – Federal investigators plan to charge at least 10 securities professionals with insider trading, some linked to the criminal case against billionaire hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam that shook Wall Street last week, people familiar with the matter said […]
Was Something Amiss at Bear’s Hedge Fund Culture?
New York Times – Several hedge fund managers currently in legal hot water apparently have more in common that their judicial woes: they were all former Bear Stearns alumni. William D. Cohan reports in Fortune that that Mark Kurland and […]
Hedge Fund logi Energy Offers Over $1B for CIT Assets
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager logi Energy announced today that it has made an offer to CIT Group’s Board of Directors for a small portion of their middle market lenders debt portfolio. The offer increases the options available […]
Salus Alpha’s perspective on UCITS III Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Salus Alpha issued a statement regarding the reinvention of the hedge fund sector since last year’s crisis. “UCITS Hedge Funds” are known as a new and innovative concept, but the strategy actually goes back to 2002 […]
Emerging markets show their mettle
Guardian – Emerging markets have been the place to invest over the past decade. While the FTSE 100 is down more than a quarter since it peaked in December 1999, and the S&P 500 in the US by 28%, markets […]
US hedge fund plans to invest Rs 500 cr in hydropower cos
Economic Times – US hedge fund Wexford Capital LP is looking to buy equity stakes in Indian hydroelectric power generation companies and has chalked out a plan to invest Rs 500 crore ($108+ million) in the country. The fund house […]
Singapore Hedge Funds Set to Be Licensed, AIMA’s Coleman Says
Bloomberg – Hedge funds in Singapore will “almost certainly” need to be licensed as the central bank seeks to tighten regulation of the industry, according to the local chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association, the largest trade group for […]
Brazilian Hedge Funds Lure $19.7 Billion This Year: Week Ahead
Bloomberg – Brazilian hedge funds are luring more money than any type of investment pool in the country after record withdrawals last year, offering returns four times the yield from certificates of deposit. Local hedge funds attracted a net 33.7 […]
Hedge Fund Billionaire Probed Through Wiretapping And An Unidentified Informant
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC’s case against Raj Rajaratnam and his hedge fund Galleon Management LP, is sending ripples throughout the industry, as the use of wiretapping and its effects are emerging. According to Bloomberg, an unidentified informant began […]
RBC Hedge 250 Index returned 2.20% in September 2009
New York (HedgeCo.net) – RBC Capital Markets reported today that the RBC Hedge 250 Index(R) had a net return of 2.20% for the month of September 2009. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to 17.44%. These returns are […]
UBS Approached by 50 Potential Hedge-Fund Startups
Bloomberg – UBS AG, the largest Swiss bank, has been approached by about 50 potential hedge-fund startups in the Asia-Pacific region as the industry recovers from record losses in 2008. “We are tracking 50 different groups across Asia-Pacific who are […]